Ohio · Off-grid & homestead potential

Licking County

52BoltScore / 100
#72 of 88 in Ohio

Licking County is a solid bolthole (52/100). Its strengths are decent rainfall (41.9″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 28 mi from the nearest metro.

How Licking County scores

Hazard Safety21
Freedom56
Food56
Isolation26
Sovereignty79
Water83
Affordability41
$341kTypical home
1.3%Property tax
$8,946Land / acre
41.9"Annual rain
1.1% of yrsSevere drought
28 miNearest metro
268.5People / sq mi
0.7%Federal land
51.4°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Licking County, Ohio

Is Licking County a good place to live off-grid or homestead?

Licking County is a solid bolthole (52/100). Its strengths: decent rainfall (41.9″/yr) and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: elevated natural-hazard exposure and 28 mi from the nearest metro.

How much does land cost in Licking County, Ohio?

Land in Licking County runs about $8,946 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Licking County?

Licking County gets about 41.9" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 1.1% of years.

How remote is Licking County?

The nearest major metro is about 28 miles away, and population density is 268.5 people per square mile.

How Licking compares in Ohio

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